“Amid Convention Controversy, Little Known About Donors”
Ken Doyle, (momentarily) freed from the BNA paywall.
Category Archives: political parties
RNC Platform Statement on Campaign Finance
Via Paul Blumenthal.
“The Republicans waged a 3-decade war on government. They got Trump.”
Ornstein and Mann for Vox.
“The RNC Will Be a First Amendment Disaster”
“GOP convention organizers apologize to Sheldon Adelson”
Oops:
The last-minute plea for $6 million from Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson to rescue the Republican convention has erupted in controversy, as four of the five signatories to the letter from party organizers never saw it before it was… Continue reading
“GOP Cleveland organizers beg Adelson for $6 million”
The real story is the reason for the shortfall, not the begging of a plutocratic overlord:
In a letter to the Adelsons, obtained by POLITICO, the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee revealed the names of more than two dozen prominent corporations… Continue reading
“Commentary: Inconvenient protests are the price of liberty”
Tabatha Abu el-Haj has written this oped for the Philly Inquirer. It begins:
As Philadelphia prepares for the coming protests related to the Democratic National Convention – especially those that will proceed without authorization – it is worth remembering that… Continue reading
“Republican Officials Brace for Chaos at Convention”
NYT:
Republicans are bracing for the possibility of a drawn-out fight over Donald J. Trump’s nomination that could stretch into the convention next week, a spectacle party leaders are desperate to avoid.
As the party’s governing body convened in… Continue reading
Don McGahn (Trump’s Lawyer) Statement on VA Delegate Case
Via Facebook:
Trump Campaign Attorney and former FEC Chairman Don McGahn issued the following statement:
“The court has confirmed what we have said all along: Rule 16 is in effect and thus delegates, including Correll, are bound to vote in… Continue reading
“Judge strikes down Va. primary law after challenge by anti-Trump convention delegate”
Richmond Times Dispatch:
A federal judge struck down an obscure element of Virginia’s presidential primary laws Monday, handing a symbolic victory to Republican National Convention delegate who has refused to support Donald Trump.
You can find the judge’s 65-page … Continue reading
“GOP delegates are legitimately bound, deal with it”
Jim Bopp in The Hill.
“Anti-Trump lawsuit may lead judge to strike down Va. law on presidential convention voting”
“DNC Lacks 501(c)(3) Exemption For Philadelphia Convention, Putting Donors’ Charitable Deductions At Risk”
“Federal judge to hear anti-Trump GOP delegate’s lawsuit”
WaPo:
A federal judge on Thursday will hear a lawsuit brought by a Virginia delegate to the Republican National Convention who says Democrat Hillary Clinton will win the White House “in a landslide” if Donald Trump is the GOP nominee.… Continue reading